Month: August 2024

 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a food aid contribution of 11,520 MT of rice from the Republic of Korea to meet the emergency food and nutrition needs of 81,600 Malian refugees and 287,000 school children across Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone. This contribution is particularly crucial in a context where millions of families are struggling to meet their basic food and nutrition needs due to the […]

 On August 1, the Chinese Ambassador Zhang Lizhong attended China-Uganda Friendship Day Event hosted by Huawei at Seeta High School in Mukono District and witnessed the donation handover by the company to the school. Mr. Kafuba, Special Representative of the State Minister for Higher Education Hon. John Muyingo, Wang Jianxun, Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy, teachers and students were also in attendance. Ambassador Zhang Lizhong introduced the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of CPC (the Communist […]

 The World Bank today launched today two flagship economic reports: the 2024 Cameroon Economic Update and the Cameroon Public Finance Review. Entitled “Fiscal Instruments for Sustainable Forestry,” the economic update analyzes recent economic developments and presents the country’s medium-term outlook. Cameroon’s economic growth decelerated to 3.3% in 2023 from 3.6% in 2022, affecting all economic sectors due to lower-than-expected public investment, rising prices, and ongoing internal conflicts. Inflation rose to 7.4% in 2023 […]

 Global projects developers, independent E&P firms and regional investors are expected to enter the Angolan oil and gas market in the coming months as new blocks become available across onshore, offshore and marginal fields. In addition to accelerating exploration, new entrants signal fresh opportunities for collaboration and local contract opportunities. The Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference – returning for its next edition from October 2-3 in Luanda – will feature a […]

  The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Ms. Elina Valtonen, welcomed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, in Helsinki for a working visit on August, 6th 2024. The two ministers exchanged views on many topical international and bilateral issues and agreed that the relations between Finland and Morocco are excellent and beneficial for both countries. Ministers also reaffirmed their […]

 On 31 July 2024, Ms. Sasirit Tangulrat, Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East, and African Affairs, hosted a luncheon for and a discussion with the resident and non-resident African Ambassadors to Thailand and Chargé d’affaires from 14 African countries including Kenya, Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco,Uganda, Botswana, Mozambique, Ghana, Angola, Eritrea, Zimbabwe and Senegal. On this occasion, the Director-General exchanged views with the African Ambassadors and […]

 H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, met with Dr. Sherif Sedky, Chief Executive Officer of the Egyptian Space Agency, to discuss areas of mutual cooperation within the framework of the constructive Egyptian-Chinese partnership. This partnership led to the establishment of the Satellite Assembly, Integration, and Testing Center at the Egyptian Space Agency and the successful launch of the EgyptSat-2 satellite for remote sensing […]